your favourite pay-per-DL / subscription .mp3 service ...

[steelwheelking]

BEATPORT you can even request wav file format.FIBERLINEAUDIO also can request wav format.

[Whoomph]

erm wippit.com

[GaryG]

And the price is right, I pay $9.99 a month and get 40 tracks

I couldn't find anything in the T&Cs re: quotas, is this 40 tracks the limit then?

I see they've got some darn cool stuff like the Thrill Jockey roster... 40 tracks a month just ain't enough...

.g

[quincy]

And the price is right, I pay $9.99 a month and get 40 tracks

I couldn't find anything in the T&Cs re: quotas, is this 40 tracks the limit then?

I see they've got some darn cool stuff like the Thrill Jockey roster... 40 tracks a month just ain't enough...

.g

No thats just the level that i signed up for, its the cheapest one. There are subscriptions at $14.99 and $19.99 a month too i think, and you can buy top-ups whenever you like too.

[shamann]

From the emusic FAQ:

What subscription programs does eMusic offer?

eMusic has three subscription offerings:

• * eMusic Basic: $9.99 per month/40 downloads
  * eMusic Plus: $14.99 per month/65 downloads
  * eMusic Premium: $19.99 per month/90 downloads

They also let you buy extra downloads for a month once you've used your allotment up.

[GaryG]

thanks quincy & shamann, found the FAQ on eMusic now...

[bluedad]

RealRhapsody

10 USD a month, as much legal music on my computer as I want, almost instantly. $.80/song I believe for a cd burning.

that's what I've got..the best money I spend on a subscription for anything (not counting the broadband, of course)
It's catalogue keeps growing, although I'm not sure if it's esoteric enough for the tastes around here.
I mean, I still can't find half the stuff Scot Soliday mentions.
emusic is great, it was the the first I signed up for.

[cron]

Must say, I've just signed up for the free trial with Emusic and I'm loving it. Just downloaded Suicide's first album for pittance. Thanks for pointing this one out folks!

[soulata]

about eMusic: How do I know if they have what I could be looking for without subscribing? I mean, there's nothing said about content except for few short mp3 files.

thanks

k

[shamann]

about eMusic: How do I know if they have what I could be looking for without subscribing? I mean, there's nothing said about content except for few short mp3 files.

It's really poorly setup on their site.

Browse here:
http://www.emusic.com/browse/all.html

[soulata]

thanks

[soulata]

one more question:

some mp3s were encoded with 128kbps and some with 460kbps. why? the difference is obvious.

thanks

k

[shamann]

Don't know really. I think it's up to the copyright holder. I think 128 was chosen by some to encourage you to buy CDs,

Everything I downloaded in the past was 192 as far as I can remember.

[cron]

Don't know really. I think it's up to the copyright holder. I think 128 was chosen by some to encourage you to buy CDs,

Everything I downloaded in the past was 192 as far as I can remember.

That's interesting. Everything I've had so far seems to be --alt preset standard. I just assumed it was the default. Shame it doesn't tell you what bitrate things are in.

Also, I haven't come across anything with any form of DRM yet, which means I can burn to CD as often as I like (wasted a few of those cheap Aldi CDs my parents got me for Christmas). Does anything on there have DRM? Guess I won't be downloading from major labels anyway though.

[shamann]

Emusic is mp3 only, so no DRM. They do have a notice if the bitrate is 128. I vaguely remember not downloading something from Mille Plateaux for that reason (maybe the Akira Rabelais disc from way back?)